Ad Campaign is Creating Its Own Haze By Bruce Pendery There has been quite a concerted advertising and PR campaign running in the pages of Wyoming’s local papers in recent days and weeks slamming the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to fix haze pollution in Wyoming. Part of this effort has included an attempt to […]

  Join us for overnight camping and photography workshops at the Honeycomb Buttes!  August 10-11 The Honeycomb Buttes in the northern Red Desert are a colorful and textured landscape; perfect both for exploration and photography. Enjoy this landscape with the Wyoming Outdoor Council and professional photographer Kathy Lichtendahl while honing your photographic skills in this […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2013 Media Contact: Richard Garrett,  legislative advocate and energy policy analyst, 307-332-7031 x18; richard@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org Wyoming Group Disappointed by Delay in Fracking Study; Calls for Transparency and Independent Oversight of State’s Groundwater Investigation   Lander, Wyo. — The Wyoming Outdoor Council is calling on the state of Wyoming to exercise maximum […]

Click the image to view it in a larger format.   By Richard Garrett, Jr. Your voice for conservation at the Wyoming State Legislature Last month, following more than a year’s effort, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead released his energy strategy, for the state. The plan outlines both general and specific energy policy objectives, with the […]

Click here or on the image above for event details! Alliance for Historic Wyoming is hosting an ‘Unbarred’ event this Saturday By Julia Stuble Looking to explore some of Wyoming’s lesser-known treasures this summer? You might want to include Castle Gardens, a Fremont County site renowned for a variety of rock art and unique geologic […]

By Lisa McGee DEAR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, Yesterday we received a final decision from the Bureau of Land Management that ensures the Shoshone National Forest will remain free from oil and gas development for at least another year. This is great news. More than a year ago, we filed a “request for state director review” […]

This coal-bed methane gas well in the Powder River Basin leaked water, which caused some erosion. The facility was abandoned by its operator, and the state later plugged the well and reclaimed the area. (Courtesy of Jill Morrison — click to view)   By Dustin Bleizeffer — May 21, 2013 The Powder River Basin coal-bed […]

  This guest column by Jon Goldstein, with the Environmental Defense Fund, provides an excellent example of one simple, yet powerful, way the state of the Wyoming can start to fix its ozone pollution problems. For more on this topic, check out Pinedale resident Elaine Crumpley’s column: “Not Enough: DEQ plan needs to be better.” […]